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PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Member, Oklahoma State Bar (2007) #21732
Member, Federal Bar, United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2007) Federal Bar # 07-222
Member, Oklahoma County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Fellow
EDUCATION
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Oklahoma City, OK
Juris Doctor: May 2007
Organizations
National Women Law Students’ Association
--Chapter President, 2005
--SBA Representative, 2004 – 2005
Equal Justice Works
--Public Interest Scholarship Recipient, 05
Oklahoma Lawyers for Children
Shelter Volunteer, 2004-2005
Legal Aid of Oklahoma
--Oklahoma Womens' Justice Project: Legal Intern, 2006
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
B.A. Degree in Political Science: May 2003
Organizations
University Achievement Class
-- Scholarship Recipient, 1999 – 2000
-- Student Advisor, 2000 – 2001
Advantage Scholars
-- Scholarship Recipient, 1999 – 2003
Native American Student Association
-- Member, 1999-2000
National Education for Women’s Leadership Program
--Participant, 2002
Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature
-- Representative, 2001 – 2003
-- Legal Counsel, 2003
EXPERIENCE
Steve W. Stichman & Associates
Attorney, 2007-Present
--Drafting estate planning documents including trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, living wills, nominations of guardian
--Experience in and extensive research regarding probate, estate planning and trust administration, real estate and corporate matters
--Conducting probate hearings and drafting probate documents
City of Chicago, Department of Buildings
Chicago, IL
Legal Intern, 2005
-- Drafted general orders; researched orders to vacate default judgments; corresponded with building owners regarding code violations, lien releases, and complaints; performed title searches; researched building demolitions; managed subpoena requests
--Researched Chicago Municipal Code chapters and drafted corresponding memos; met with Aldermen to discuss proposed ordinances and discuss how those ordinances might impact the Department of Buildings; researched illegal conversions; researched porch violations and created a report featured in Chicago’s Red Eye magazine in July, 2005
University of Oklahoma, Religious Studies Department
Norman, OK
Research/Editorial Assistant, 2003 – 2004
-- Aided Dr. Allen Hertzke in the completion of Freeing God’s Children: The Unlikely Alliance for Global Human Rights, published by Rowman and Littlefield in 2004
--Corresponded with religious organizations and universities to investigate footnotes and locate photographs used in the book
--Edited text and constructed organizational systems
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
Fundraiser, National Education for Women’s Leadership Program
2003
--Recruited, promoted and raised funds from corporations, foundations and individuals for National Education for Women's Leadership Oklahoma--a five-day program geared toward getting more undergraduate women involved in politics and public service
--Primarily responsible for event planning/coordination, mass mailings, and telephone solicitation
--Worked as a research/office assistant for Drs. Cindy Simon Rosenthal and Gary Copeland
